| A | B |
|---|
| weathering | breaking down of rock into smaller particles |
| Chemical weathering | rocks broken down by chemicals |
| Oxidation | iron turning red and copper turning green |
| examples of chemical weathering | oxidation, acid rain, plant acids |
| things that transport sediments | water, wind, gravity |
| mechanical/physical weathering | breaking down of rock by physical means |
| examples of physical weathering | abrasion, ice wedging, exfoliation |
| abrasion | breaking down rock by sand/rock particles |
| exfoliation | rocks flaking off from high temperatures |
| ice wedging | water freezing and expanding rocks |
| water agent(cause) of erosion | rain, streams, rivers, beach erosion |
| wind agent(cause) of erosion | dust storms, wind blowing |
| gravity agent(cause) of erosion | landslides, mudslides |
| deposition | dropping (depositing) sediment in a new location |
